Hog-waterer.



E., BERNARD, BOG WATERBR.

APPLICATION -I"LLED APR. 19. 1913A Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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VHOG WATERER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, ma.

1y130,6@2, Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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mfg., @fr lNVENTOR WlTNEssI-:s

ATTO R N EY flu i rima frm UN iii wir i organica ITHILIP BERNARD, @E SSUX CITY, l'O'W.

specification. of Le tters Patent.

Application filed April 1S, 1813.

Stato of iowa.j hare invented a new and use ful ilogfwatorer, of which th` following is ar speciiication.

The invention relates to improvements 1n automatic uaterinn` trimghsr The. olzi ct oi: the prescin, invention is to improve the constriuztion of automaticava tering` troughs, more especially` that iown and desc; 'hed iu intent No. Uil-l ed to inc Het. i5, i912, ad to less ,n we cos' olf construction and @crease the cliiciency and watering capacity the trough a ii'ord more continuent :icons to die heating; lamps without providingf sido doors.

Afirotlier olij'ect oit the invention to provide an automatic 'trough ol." this character in which tho water will iiow ifiircrtly from the inlet ralro to the. drinkl troughs and which will he equipped with means for provonting; hogs 'from walloyrinnf in or stirring the. water contained in the troughs, whereby tho latter will remain clear and he maing tanod in a sanitary coiulritif'in.

W ith those and other objects .in View the invention crmsists in the construction and novel combination oil parts hereinafter hilly described, illustrated in the accompanying' drawings. and pointed out in thc clainis hereto aiipeuded; it lieinnf undcrstooiii that various cliansf s in the torni, inoportion. size and minor details of con;L ructiou, `i in the scopo o'l the clainis may he r rted to without ,lopartingf 'roux the spirit r sacrilicingany oi' the advantages oi' the invention.

i n tl 1c d rawings :-F i gare l Ti a. piorspectiif'e rien' of a hon' Watorer, constructedin accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a central. rortical sectional View of thesanie, taken longitudinally ot the tank. Fig. 5 is a hori zontal sectional viewon the line SW3 oi Fi 2. Fig. 4lis ayertieal sectional View on the line #Pfl of Fig'. 9,. parts boing omitted.

Like numerals oi reference designate cor'- responding parts in ail the figures ot the drawings.

,In the. accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the preferred en'rhodiinent of the invention i designates a substantially oblong tank designed to oe constructed of galvanized sheet metal or other suitable or the drawings.

Patented Main 2, 1915.

serial no. 762,42?.

torial and haring inclined side and end Trails, arranged at an angle to side and end ual of extension jackets Q'of a cylindrical c E to :torni intervening spaces -i to permit the heat troni lamps to circulate around the ends oi the tank and prevent the .K

water Yfrom freezing therein. 'lhe approxi inatol cylindrical casing 3, which isfconstrncted ol heavy Ygalif'anized iron or other suitable material, is reinforced at its fupper and lower edges hy rin gs G and 7, constructed of rod nietal or other suitable materialv and arranged in heads, as shown, 'andthe said casus: is also provided at opposite sides with openings 8,`and it has' slots 9 extending upwardly' ir n tho openings at opposite sid thereof. as clearly illustrated in Fig.y fl

The ends of the tank extend through the openings 8, and the upper portions ot the sido walls ofthe tank iit in the said slots il, the upper edges of the end portions oi the tank lacing unitedv to-.the said jacket extensions Q at the upper edges thereo". The tank is reinforced at the upper edges oi' its side and end Walisvhy a horizontal ohl'on 'traine constructed of' rod metal or other suitable material. and the said jackets E2. which constitute supports for the ends of the trough, are connected with the latter below the reinforcing i'ranie. The end Walls ot tho jackets are arranged at a slight inclination. and the. side Walls, which are vertical, extend through the openingsI 8 and through the slots il, and are bent ,laterally to 'forni attaching flanges 10, which are riv- Ad or otherwise secured to the inner face ot the cylindrical casing*A at'opposite sides thereof. The upper. andv lower Iedges of the extension jackets are provided with heads and rein'torced by the upper and lower rods, and the lower reinforcing rod 7 0i' the cylindrical casing extends across tholowcr ends of the openings S and brace the cylindrical casing at such'point. The end portons'of the tank project beyond the sides of the cylindrical casing at the openings, and these projectingterlninal portions'of the tankconstitutes drinkingy troughs and arc supported by the extension jackets 2.k Each oi the ends of the tank is provided with a vwater protecting plate l1, constructed 'of cess to the Water contained in the tank. The

. clear and more sanitary condition than When.

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cast iro-n plates set within the extensions of the tank and are supported by the same and also by the adjacent portion of the cylindrical casing, which is provided with horizontal slots 1l through which project horizontal lugs 15, formed integral with and extending inwardly from the rear edges oiE the removable Water protecting plates 11. The plates 11 are adapted to prevent hogs from Wall'owing in the ends of the tank and stirring thewater contained Within the same, and the water is thereby maintained in a the troughs are unprotected and the animals permitted to wallow in them.

The hog waterer is set in the ground, as clearly indicated in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings, and in practice` the end portions of the tank, which constitute lthe drinking troughs, will be arranged at a convenient elevation for hogs to drink from them. The hog Waterer may be surrounded by a concrete surface and is designed to be equipped With a rectangular frame 16constructed of Wood or other suitable material and-'fitted over the upper portion of the casing and adapted to rest upon the ground or other suitable supporting surface. The frame 16 is provided at the upper edges of its walls With horizontal strips 17, which extend inwardly'over the adjacent portions of the upper edges of the cylindrical casing. Two

of the Walls of the wooden frame areprovided with openings 18 through which the 'terminal portions of the tank and the extension sleeves' project. These openings `preferably extend from the lower edges of j ,i '20. secured to I '4,5 cent lside Walls `of the rectangular frame, as

the frame to the` horizontal strips 17, and the Wooden frame is reinforced at the upper portions of the openings by metallic. `straps or pieces 19, extending across the -'openings and having their terminal portions the inner faces of the adja- V clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

j' i intermediate portion of the tank 5;() to supporta cover 21, composed of two hinged I able fastening `'means may, oit' course, be

provided. connected f The rectangular frame besides protecting of the casing and the.

' the" upper portion is adapted sections andl secured upon the frame by hooks 22 and eyes 23, but anyother suit- Thesections of the eover'Ql are at their adjacentedge's by hinges A f- 24 and either cover'is adapted to be raised p ,to aiiord adcess to Waterer.`

Water is supplied tothe tank by means of r"a pipe 25;.'designed to be connected With any. i suitable 'source of supply and extending .:throug'hthe bottom'of lthetank at the inter- \rnedia te portiony thereof and equipped with suitable Hoat controlled valve 26.. The

'G yalvgjsfwected with aflever 27' at a point the interior of the hog intermediate of the ends thereof, the lever vlosing ulcrumed at one end and connected at its other end with a float 28,' adapted to 'tall and rise as the water is supplied and consumed from the tank and operable to maintain. the Water at a predetermined level. rlhe depressed portions of thel water protecting plates preferably extend slightly below the surface of the Water and directly expose the same, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and water from the valve is supplied directly to the troughs or terminal extensions of the tank, so that the hogs may obtain water as rapidly as desired, thereby increasing the Watering capacity of the device over stock waterers equipped. with a tank and yseparate troughs connected by pipes with hetank. rlhe tank may be equipped with an overflow pipe 29, piercing the bottom of the tank and suitably secured to the same and extending slightly above the normal Water level. The overflow pipe may be employed or omitted as desired.

rlhe'lamps 5 are located below the end portions of the tank, and as the intermediate portions of the side walls of the oblong tank are spaced from the cylindrical casing, am-

ple room is afforded for taking care of the lamps 5 or other heating devices Without providing side doors in the casing for this purpose. Air is admitted to the interior of the casing to supply oxygen to the lamps to support combustion by means of a vertical conduit 30, consisting oi a semitubular or seinicylindrical piece of sheet metal or `other suitable material, secured at the side edges to the inner face olf the cylindrical casing and extending upwardly i'roln a point below the tank to a point slightly above the same'an'd having a' closed upper end 31. The cylindrical casing is provided with an air inlet opening 32, communicating With and thisivill cause the necessary circula' tionsof air through the hog water-er.

What is claimed is z-l 1. A device of the class described including a casing provided with opposite openings, a tank of a Width less than the casing and a length greater than the same and extending'across the said casing and projecting through the openings thereof, the terminal portlons of the tank forming exterior drinking portions and permitting ani- -mals todi-ink directly from the tank, and

exterior extension jackets connected With the casing at opposite sides of the said openn ving; a casing, exterior drinking inse,

at points.therefrom to provide intervening spaces to pernnt heated air to circulate around the end portions oil the said tank.

9 device ci' the class described incind ing;r an approximately evlin ical casita;t pro-sided at opposite sides with openingsA an oblon,f r tank of a width the arneter of the casing and of a icngtn greater than the sanie extending the casing and haring its tC-,rnoinal portions projecting through the said openings to torni extcritn' drinking troughs to permit animals to drink directly from the tank, said t' ik being an ranged above 'the lower eind of the casingl to provide spaces for heating devices, and the intermediate portion of the tanzt being spaced from the Walls of the ea to aliord ccess to `the snacc below the i in 'the di l nh', and eX- terior extension gackets `connected with the casing at opposite sides oi the said oujaings and With the terminal portions of ti Ank it the upper edges thereof, said Jackets being spaced at points from 'the end portie oi' the tank to provide intorveirnil wound the permit heated air to cir terminal portions of the s d tan A device the ci s insindin-g an approxinmtely cylindrical casing con structed of sheet metal and designed to be mounted in the ground with its upper portion projecting` therefrom, a :tang'ular frame .tit-ted over the upper nr tion ot the casing and desi 'i ranged above the ground, across the casing and p ting 1 sides of the same and also throng, frame to provide exterior drin and a cover for the casing supiu n said frame.

d. A device of the class including a casing constructed of sheet i provided With opposite openings, a tink extending` across the casing and projecting; through 'the said openings 'to forni exterior drinking troughs, a recta! r traine tit-ted through 'which extend. the terminal projecting portions of the tank, said casing being, extended below the iframe and son portedybyT the rectangular trame.

5. A device of the class described `v4son@ progectin from casing, and a Water pro tecting pilote arranged over the drinking trough and extending into the same ga ug and reinos/'ably supported by the Wa l `o"t`.the said trough, said piste ha ving an'opet'iitig.` y y *5. ydevice of the' class described incind ing,r sensing, anesterior dr'nking trough projectingfroo the casing, and a detachable proteetinslpiate covering' promoting;

' jackets ha ing? eea only by lifting said trongh.

7. A device of the class described including a casing', a tank projecting,f through the casing; and having portion to form a trough to permit animals to ink directly from the tank, and a Water protecting plate extending over the 4projecting portion of the tank and fitting Within and supportenat the side and end Walls of the tank at the upper plate being provided at the inner edge with acting through the casing and interlocking the plate therewith. i

8. A device of tlie'class described includinff a substantiallyylindrical tank provided at opposite sides with openings and havino slots extending upwardly from the open an oblong tank extending across the casing and projecting through the openings to form exterior troughs,fsaid tank l'im'i'vrfg its side Tsells fitting in the slots of the ca sing, and the latter forming' transverse partitions which extend across thetank at spliced points, and exterior jackets connected with. the casing at opposite sides of the said opening and secured upper" edges thereof, whereby the tank is snpported Within the casing.

9. n. deviceoil the cl inn4 an approximately cylindrical casing provided at opposite sides oblong tank of ameter of 'the casing extending across the carne and projecting t rough the openings ther-co1' to form exterior troughs to permit an exterrorly arrangedv assl described includwith openings, an greater length than the di-- it out of the" edges thereof, said to the tank at the animals to drink directlyIv from the tank,

said tank having inclined side and `end the casing' at the said openings and secured to the projecting portions of 'the tank,-said vino Walls arranged at an angle to the inclined' side and end Walls of the tank to torni interveningy spaces to permit heated air to circulate around the extended ends of the tank.

TLG. i device of the class described, including a casing., an exterior drinking trough projecting from the casing, and a. Water protecting plate covering the projecting; drinking trough and removably supported within the same by the ivallsthereof and haring a depression extendlng into lthe drinking?l trough and provided with an opento ai'iord access to the Water, sai-d plate honig provided at its inner edge with proliecting means intcrlockingthe plate Withl'the casing' and coasting with the Walis of theI toY hold thejplate against horizontal yinowein'ent whereby-,the plate is removable i only by lifting' it .out of the trough;

11. A device 4of the `class describedv in- ,clnding a casing provided at 4opposite sides with openings, an oblong tank of a Width less than the casing extending entirely across the same and projecting through the openings thereoi:` to form exterior drinking troughs, said tank being provided at itsV upper edge with an oblong reinforcing frame, and extension jackets secured to the casing at opposite sides of the said openings and connected at their upper edges to the tank beneath the said oblong frame and forming supports for the'said tank.

12. A dev-ice of the class described including a casing provided With an opening and having slots extending upwardly 'from .the opening,`a tank arranged Within the casinsonne ing andl extending through the opening thereof andv having its side Walls arranged in the said slots,lthe portion of the casing PHILP BERNARD.

TWitnesses C. A. PATCH, W. A. DANTHETT. 

